Dominic Soong Chok Soon (born c. 1950) is a former male badminton player. He was a doubles player who played first for Malaysia and later for Canada.

Dominic Soong
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Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Canada
Born1950 (age 73–74)
Medal record
Representing  Malaysia
Men's badminton
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 1976 Bangkok Team
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Christchurch Men's doubles
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1975 Bangkok Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 1973 Singapore Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1973 Singapore Men's team
Silver medal – second place 1975 Bangkok Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1975 Bangkok Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Kuala Lumpur Men's team

Career

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Dominic Soong came second at the 1973 Southeast Asian Games in the men's doubles with Punch Gunalan. A year later, they jointly won bronze at the Commonwealth Games. In 1976 Soong played on the Malaysian Thomas Cup team which upset Denmark and finished second to Indonesia. In his new home in Canada, he won the men's doubles competition at the individual championships in 1978.

Coach

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Dominic Soong is the founder of the Soong Badminton Academy based in Ottawa, Canada. Having coached for over 40 years, Dominic coaches players of all ages and regularly takes them to compete at regional, provincial, and national level tournaments.

Achievements

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Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1973 Singapore Badminton Stadium, Singapore City, Singapore   Punch Gunalan   Sangob Rattanusorn
  Bandid Jaiyen
10–15, 15–18   Silver
1975 Bangkok, Thailand   Cheah Hong Chong   Pornchai Sakuntaniyom
  Preecha Sopajaree
10–15, 4–15   Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1975 Bangkok, Thailand   Rosalind Singha Ang   Cheah Hong Chong
  Sylvia Ng
15–5, 15–4   Gold

Commonwealth Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1974 Cowles Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand   Punch Gunalan   Bob McCoig
  Fraser Gow
17–18, 15–5, 15–7   Bronze

References

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